Our polarized society has one obsession that stands above the rest: identity. Debates focus less on policy and rights and more on the struggle for “recognition.” We talk about the problem with Mitchell Bahnsen.
Further Reading
Identity and Recognition Are the Polarized Polis’s Chief Virtues
Guest Info
Mitchell G. Bahnsen is a student at Westmont College studying Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, and a Research Assistant at the California Policy Center. He is interested in the relationship between Christian theology and political practice. His intellectual heroes include Herman Bavinck, Charles Taylor, and Winston Churchill. He is a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Santa Barbara, and looks forward to a career in Christian thought and public policy.
